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back in a minute with more washington today. >> c span radio is just a phone call away. you can listen live over your phone. dial 202-626-8888. >> you are listening to c span radio live on audio now. c span created by cable, brought to you as a public service. >> calling charges or plan charges may apply. that number again, 202-626-8888. >> and you are listening to washington today on c span radio. the "the wall street journal" reporting that u.s. officials have identified an american who was freed in iraq over the weekend sam dagger writing from baghdad to the u.s. embassy identifying the american citizen who was purportedly help captive for nine months by a militia local to a shiite cleric. randy michael holts transferred to the embassy was neither an employee nor a contractor of the u.s. government and that he had been in iraq on private business. the issue coming up today at the state department. >> he was at you know he had been held captive. he was released in the hands of the u.n. and then the u.n. turned him over to us since he's an american citizen when he came
back in a minute with more washington today. >> c span radio is just a phone call away. you can listen live over your phone. dial 202-626-8888. >> you are listening to c span radio live on audio now. c span created by cable, brought to you as a public service. >> calling charges or plan charges may apply. that number again, 202-626-8888. >> and you are listening to washington today on c span radio. the "the wall street journal" reporting that u.s. officials...
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msnbc political analyst david corn is the washington bureau chief for "mother jones" magazine. are you comfortable with what the nra put forward today? >> absolutely. this is the only answer. more guns equals less crime. if we don't arm the teachers and have guards, this is going to happen again. >> do i understand your view that it would be a requirement for teachers? >> what if i'm a teacher who does not know how to carry a firearm? i'm not proficient and i don't want anything to do with guns. >> i don't want my kid in your school. >> wow, really. >> i'll send my kid to another school. >> so to a person whose pursuing a career in education, going to college with that desire because they want to school young people, they would also need to be trained and comfortable with the idea of carrying a weapon? >> unfortunately, this is the world we live in. >> this is not a panacea. >> wait a minute, david. with that logic, why not arm the students as well. >> the students are children. >> an 18-year-old high school senior. i mean by your logic they, too, should all be carrying weapons
msnbc political analyst david corn is the washington bureau chief for "mother jones" magazine. are you comfortable with what the nra put forward today? >> absolutely. this is the only answer. more guns equals less crime. if we don't arm the teachers and have guards, this is going to happen again. >> do i understand your view that it would be a requirement for teachers? >> what if i'm a teacher who does not know how to carry a firearm? i'm not proficient and i don't...
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you worry about what is going on out there and i will worry about what is going on here in washington. everyone is convinced i know who it is and they bring up names was it so and sew? i don't know. >> i think it was your daughter who said to you on the phone, norman schwarzkopf if you die i will never speak to you again. >> that was my wife. >> what is that story? >> the night the war was supposed to start, the decision was made 48 hours, i needed 48 hours -- we needed 48 hours to get everything rolling, to get the airplanes in the air, get the bombers loaded up, get the refueling set up. we needed 48 hours. after the january 15 deadline we got the word ok, it is a go. then you put all of that being in motion then there is nothing you do. you sit there. the night before the war was about to begin about 11:00 or 12:00 at night i did what most people do. i sat down and wrote a letter to my family. by this time, we heard all the stuff about chemical missiles and we did not know if they were going to fire chemical missiles and we were going to have mass casualties. we did not know what w
you worry about what is going on out there and i will worry about what is going on here in washington. everyone is convinced i know who it is and they bring up names was it so and sew? i don't know. >> i think it was your daughter who said to you on the phone, norman schwarzkopf if you die i will never speak to you again. >> that was my wife. >> what is that story? >> the night the war was supposed to start, the decision was made 48 hours, i needed 48 hours -- we needed...
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we all know washington is a small town, but sometimes it seems tiny. according to the ap, wall street executive who performed an independent review exonerated the obama administration and their energy loan program, it is now a major obama campaign contributors. the former ceo of fannie mae testified before congress that the deal he was not at high risk in more than $23 million awarded the green companies. he testified that he was an independent watchdog. two weeks later, allison began giving money to the oba
we all know washington is a small town, but sometimes it seems tiny. according to the ap, wall street executive who performed an independent review exonerated the obama administration and their energy loan program, it is now a major obama campaign contributors. the former ceo of fannie mae testified before congress that the deal he was not at high risk in more than $23 million awarded the green companies. he testified that he was an independent watchdog. two weeks later, allison began giving...
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we have the political scandal in washington. we have a cover up that is not being addressed. the house of representatives needs to do is use the power of the purse. congress needs to withhold funds from the executive branch or threaten to do so in order to get them to respond. the bureau of diplomatic security had a budget of 200 million in 1988. that is $1.8 billion. that's not that these people don't have money it's that they don't have the skill and politic political direction that they should do. >> at least they should have some protection to comply with the physical standards as to how these missions should be protected. you play a game where you say they are over here they are out the door when they really moved down the hall is just shocking. it is amazing that there is no resource. is there resource on the part of the families or any one else? >> none that i know of are taking mral-- place. >> refocusing the issue back on why the white house covered this up why they sent the chief susan rice, u.s. ambassadn. ambassado something untrue. >> is national security at risk
we have the political scandal in washington. we have a cover up that is not being addressed. the house of representatives needs to do is use the power of the purse. congress needs to withhold funds from the executive branch or threaten to do so in order to get them to respond. the bureau of diplomatic security had a budget of 200 million in 1988. that is $1.8 billion. that's not that these people don't have money it's that they don't have the skill and politic political direction that they...
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washington is responding to slowly. the end of an error provides an opportunity and i think recently about what error are we talking about? i would say first of in the last 100 years, what about 1913? that was the beginning of an era. that was the beginning of a time when they said, with the incom
washington is responding to slowly. the end of an error provides an opportunity and i think recently about what error are we talking about? i would say first of in the last 100 years, what about 1913? that was the beginning of an era. that was the beginning of a time when they said, with the incom
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do you think they were sending us to washington, and now you can go there and compromise? we will need to go there and stop the crazy spending. stop obamacare. i would argue it is very clear that the american people said go there and stop what this guy is doing. i still think that is there. it will be there after the election regardless of what may and may not happen. we need to remember that. we need to stand firm on republican and conservative principles >> the gang of eight has been trying to come up with a compromise on the fiscal cliff. would you be open to anything they will come up with? >> i will not be open to raising taxes. that is wrong. that is the last thing we want to do. a bunch more tax increases are coming with obamacare. we do not want to increase the tax burden. the other thing we have to be concerned about is if there is a move to suspend the sequestered, that is a mistake. if there is a move to spend that member what happened last week. a week later the market had taught a total of 1300 points. the schedule cuts that are supposed to take place, if thos
do you think they were sending us to washington, and now you can go there and compromise? we will need to go there and stop the crazy spending. stop obamacare. i would argue it is very clear that the american people said go there and stop what this guy is doing. i still think that is there. it will be there after the election regardless of what may and may not happen. we need to remember that. we need to stand firm on republican and conservative principles >> the gang of eight has been...
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even the washington generals get lucky once in a while. but when you look at the overall record between the two teams, for god's sakes there are radio stations that play nothing but christmas carols, stores that sell nothing but christmas decorations all yearlong. there is a tv channel devoted to a yule log. and it's kicking cnn's ass in the ratings. don't worry, non- log-burning channel, there's christmas programs for you as well. there's tiny traditional christmas programming, really old-timey. special christmas programming. urban christmas specials. mormon christmas specials. country western christmas specials. chipmunks' christmas specials. otter christmas specials. bear christmas specials. cat christmas specials. large-headed child christmas. gay christmas. jewish christmas. whatever the [bleep] this is christmas. christmas underwater. christmas from the future. prehistoric christmas. that's right. there's a christmas special celebrating jesus' birth thousands of years before the birth of jesus. ( applause ) that is a holiday that is
even the washington generals get lucky once in a while. but when you look at the overall record between the two teams, for god's sakes there are radio stations that play nothing but christmas carols, stores that sell nothing but christmas decorations all yearlong. there is a tv channel devoted to a yule log. and it's kicking cnn's ass in the ratings. don't worry, non- log-burning channel, there's christmas programs for you as well. there's tiny traditional christmas programming, really...
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you see any reason why the american people no longer have faith in what's going on in washington, d.c.? the disconnect is so great here. it's so foreign to people who live in this area that money comes out of working people's pockets. it's free. it's not free. this drives me absolutely nuts. can you imagine going to a bank and say i want to borrow $90 million, and i can hire ten people with that. they'd say it's good to see you. please leave. i don't get this. i'll tell you because obviously you don't know a lot of what's going on. this gentleman, mr. thompson, before he worked for you, he worked for mr. reed. ky anderson is an outside lobbyist for your firm. did you know that? >> yes. >> do you know who he worked for? he was harry reid's deputy staff until 2005. mr. anderson worked for harry reid. is that your husband or who would that be? >> my son. >> he was a donor to the senate reid re-election campaign. there's nothing wrong with this. here is the point. here is my point. this is not to embarrass you. when we follow this judist goat. there are strings attached to this money and
you see any reason why the american people no longer have faith in what's going on in washington, d.c.? the disconnect is so great here. it's so foreign to people who live in this area that money comes out of working people's pockets. it's free. it's not free. this drives me absolutely nuts. can you imagine going to a bank and say i want to borrow $90 million, and i can hire ten people with that. they'd say it's good to see you. please leave. i don't get this. i'll tell you because obviously...
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today they are taking a new -- the "washington post" calls it nuanced. i find it that either he doesn't get it, or he is playing loose. >> i think that to people who care about these issues and knowledgeable about the issues, may have admired the president and authority on the issue, to hear him talk like this either thinks he knows better in a pure cynical politics or think as you suggest he doesn't know better and that is program more troubling. >> greta: thank you. >> you bet. >> greta: one of the dumbest thingous do in politics is give your opponents lots of political an mission. here is rush limbaugh today. blasting the president. >> he says things in the sound bites that we hear coming up and they are chilling to me. the court has to understand, the court must understand is one of the sound bites. no. the court must not, does not have to listen to you. what is this the court must understand? that is a threat. i tell you, it is hilarious. to hear obama arguing, threatening, warning, justices of the supreme court that the individual mandate is consti
today they are taking a new -- the "washington post" calls it nuanced. i find it that either he doesn't get it, or he is playing loose. >> i think that to people who care about these issues and knowledgeable about the issues, may have admired the president and authority on the issue, to hear him talk like this either thinks he knows better in a pure cynical politics or think as you suggest he doesn't know better and that is program more troubling. >> greta: thank you....
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we need a real discussion and real action in washington because that isn't sustainable for ten years, it isn't sustainable for two or one year. and jeff mentioned what we would do in the majority next year and i agree with that commitment, but i am going to be working with those folks and others to have that debate in the senate this year, including by proposing an amendment for multiple bills that legislation on which this eeamendment woulde attached would not become effective until we have a full budget debate and serious budget debates on the u.s. senate floor as is intended. >> i want to basically confirm what my colleagues have not already stated. like senator sessions said, he quoted quoted -- the fact that this president is not proposing any type of reform to try and save social and medicare. i really had to ask my question, why is this president even seeking a second term. the definition of being a president is leading and he is not leading. the points i want to make in terms of the debts and deficits shown in this budget are the debts and deficits we are already -- we have a
we need a real discussion and real action in washington because that isn't sustainable for ten years, it isn't sustainable for two or one year. and jeff mentioned what we would do in the majority next year and i agree with that commitment, but i am going to be working with those folks and others to have that debate in the senate this year, including by proposing an amendment for multiple bills that legislation on which this eeamendment woulde attached would not become effective until we have a...
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they had a deal that wasn't the bca and what the speaker said after the "washington post" reported on it and the it was an accurate article, he was going to get the house to vote on this, this house, the tea party house or whatever you want to call it so the republicans are there so when i hear members like carl levin and harry reid say we're going to break the backs of the rigid idealogs on taxes, it's already happening, but the groundwork isn't getting done. all of the work that has to be done in a staffing and member leg of and the jurisdiction in ways and means and all the other ones, this overlaps in so many areas and places, so what should get done, fine, you're not going to take the votes now but do the work now. >> i'm going to pressure you. you still avoid the contingency i laid out which was let's just say this group of leaders is not able to come to the agreement that we think is potential and the sort of dam klees fall. we do get sequestration. as tom pointed out we entry world of something happens. what happened then? rebecca laid out the idea of potentially shifting stra
they had a deal that wasn't the bca and what the speaker said after the "washington post" reported on it and the it was an accurate article, he was going to get the house to vote on this, this house, the tea party house or whatever you want to call it so the republicans are there so when i hear members like carl levin and harry reid say we're going to break the backs of the rigid idealogs on taxes, it's already happening, but the groundwork isn't getting done. all of the work that has...
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good night from washington. >> this is the fox report. tonight, a mixed bag from the july's job number. some companies are hiring, so why is the unemployment rate still rising? we'll explain. plus, the most decorated olympic athlete in history goes for the gold one more time. >> bill: he has done it over and over again, 20 medals so far and today, he went looking for his final individual gold of these olympic games and possibly of his career. tonight, the results of michael phelps' latest attempt at rewriting the record books. baseball legend cal ripken jr. now talking about what it was like when somebody kidnapped his mother at gunpoint. >> it was the worst feeling you can imagine. >> and now he wants help finding the guy who took her. >> the investigation is moving along. >> tonight, the hall of famer and the mystery of his mother's abduction. plus, private entrepreneurs looking to get into the space race. >> right now we are working on a new space suit to market towards new commercial space industry. >> it's a start of a new era in spa
good night from washington. >> this is the fox report. tonight, a mixed bag from the july's job number. some companies are hiring, so why is the unemployment rate still rising? we'll explain. plus, the most decorated olympic athlete in history goes for the gold one more time. >> bill: he has done it over and over again, 20 medals so far and today, he went looking for his final individual gold of these olympic games and possibly of his career. tonight, the results of michael phelps'...
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smith goes to washington and expresses his intention to late dore something." (laughter) now, harry reid's doing this because he claims republicans are abusing the filibuster. >> i have faced 386 filibusters. >> stephen: 386 filibusters during harry reid's six years as majority leader. and given how little congress works, some of that has to be mitch mcconnell stopping by harry reid's family dinner to block passage of the mashed potato. (laughter) but i say so what? that's just politics. and mitch mcconnell is warning it could get worse. >> if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate then the fighting, the bitterness, and the gridlock will only get worse. in the name of efficiency they would prevent the very possibility of compromise and threaten to make the disputes of the past few years look like mere pillow fights. >> stephen: he's right. to me they already look like pillow fights. i'm pretty sure joe lieberman's jowls are memory foam. (laughter) so you've been warned, harry reid! take
smith goes to washington and expresses his intention to late dore something." (laughter) now, harry reid's doing this because he claims republicans are abusing the filibuster. >> i have faced 386 filibusters. >> stephen: 386 filibusters during harry reid's six years as majority leader. and given how little congress works, some of that has to be mitch mcconnell stopping by harry reid's family dinner to block passage of the mashed potato. (laughter) but i say so what? that's just...
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a lawyer john harwood of washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture why republicans so worried about the united nations taking over our government and if they really think of defunct nonprofit group help steal the election for president obama all that more in tonight's lone liberal rumble and thousands of men women and children die every year as a result of senseless and completely preventable gun violence but have we become a nation that's afraid to talk about guns and to create the laws that are needed to effectively regulate that will protect american lives. you need to know this paranoid delusions swept the floor of the united states senate on tuesday as a group of republican senators blocked ratification of a u.n. treaty to help disabled people around the planet the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities requires signatory u.n. nations to provide for disabled populations in the exact same way as does the american one nine hundred ninety americans with disabilities act the treat
a lawyer john harwood of washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture why republicans so worried about the united nations taking over our government and if they really think of defunct nonprofit group help steal the election for president obama all that more in tonight's lone liberal rumble and thousands of men women and children die every year as a result of senseless and completely preventable gun violence but have we become a nation that's afraid to talk about guns...
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is anyone in washington working on a solution? if you like ghost story, stay tuned for a real-life ghost story. card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >> greta: many young audits are about to feel the pain of obamacare big time. if you're between 18 and 24 years old, the healthcare law will unfairly stick you with higher premiums. dennis, how is that younger people in this age group are hit harder, or higher premiums? >> so obamacare has new rules going in in 2014, and actturarial firm studied, this and the young will bear a bigger burden of the cost increases. 18 to 24 years old, your premium costs could go up 45% in 2014. 25-29, your premium could go up 35% more. if you're 50, your costs will fall 5%. over 60, down 13%. the elderly healthcare costs are five times to six times as high as a cost for a 20-year
is anyone in washington working on a solution? if you like ghost story, stay tuned for a real-life ghost story. card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >> greta: many young audits are about to feel the pain of obamacare big time. if you're between 18 and 24 years old,...
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washington state voted to not have a tax on millionaires. people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented with the millionaires' tax the other day. people were leaving. it is helpful to have the states to give you a lesson on what happens when you decide to raise taxes on the rich. they move a. >> moving ahead to the fiscal cliff. john boehner has reiterated that the newly elected house republican majority is opposed to raising tax rates. they're willing to accept new revenue under certain conditions. what is your reaction to that? them have signed? -- could that violate the pledge that most of them assigned to? >> if we had a recovery the strength of reagan
washington state voted to not have a tax on millionaires. people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented...
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"washington journal"begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> today, the congressional budget office releases its budget and economic outlook report. the cbo director will tech -- make remarks and take questions from reporters live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> from time to time, i watch the proceedings in the house and the senate floor. a look at people of interest that i have cspan on my ipod so i can check their schedules. sometimes if the timing is right, i can get the live feed from the floor of the house or the senate and once that for five or 10 minutes. >> bernie davis watches c-span on comcast. cspan was greeted by america's cable companies in 1975 and was brought to as a public service by your television provider. >> president obama is on a two- day campaign trip with stops in ohio and nevada. mr. obama held a rally at the community college in reno. his remarks for an education financing. he criticized republican presidential candidate mitt romney for the amount parents have to borrow for thei
"washington journal"begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> today, the congressional budget office releases its budget and economic outlook report. the cbo director will tech -- make remarks and take questions from reporters live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> from time to time, i watch the proceedings in the house and the senate floor. a look at people of interest that i have cspan on my ipod so i can check their schedules. sometimes if the timing is...
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you speak washington ese. the house is convening. the president is -- >> doesn't it just make you sick? >> the were inthing you want to watch is eachon javers. i thought it was a perfect graphic. it's fabulous. you can't make it up. >> what do you do when you don't know what's going to happen, and you really don't. if you can get the debt limit thing right and guess how it's going to turn out or guess that it's actually going to do something, all evidence to the contrary, how would you invest, and when you recognize that none of us probably know and got it wrong the last time the debt ceiling came around. still be conservative and get some great balance sheet, but some names like john ehrlichman. could go savnlt these are names with big balance sheets will last you through to the. >> rick santelli, we spoke to you earlier on the show, did i get the impression that you're feeling a little more helpful? are you feelingmore so after speaking with the senators. >> i think the party will be with the parties doing the right place to actual
you speak washington ese. the house is convening. the president is -- >> doesn't it just make you sick? >> the were inthing you want to watch is eachon javers. i thought it was a perfect graphic. it's fabulous. you can't make it up. >> what do you do when you don't know what's going to happen, and you really don't. if you can get the debt limit thing right and guess how it's going to turn out or guess that it's actually going to do something, all evidence to the contrary, how...
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there was a summit in washington. actress mar low thomas was there sharing her early memories of bullying. >> i was eight years old. there were some little boys beating up on another little boy. my father stopped the car and jumped out. i was terrified and looking out the back window. he was shake them and talking to them. he pulled them apart and he pulled the little boy who was being bullied into our car and took him home. >> other speakers included secretary of education arne duncan. this is the third year that the summit has been held. >>> coming up, a truck speeding out of control in a parking lot killed a 7-year-old girl. what the girl's family are saying is the blame. >> and the extreme flash flooding that left some people stranded. >> don't forget to check out our weather map. you clan go to the news tab, scroll down and you will find information on tropical storm ernesto and maryland's most popular radar. we're back with more abc2 news coming up. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: upbeat ] [ dog ] we found it together. o
there was a summit in washington. actress mar low thomas was there sharing her early memories of bullying. >> i was eight years old. there were some little boys beating up on another little boy. my father stopped the car and jumped out. i was terrified and looking out the back window. he was shake them and talking to them. he pulled them apart and he pulled the little boy who was being bullied into our car and took him home. >> other speakers included secretary of education arne...
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today they are taking a new -- the "washington post" calls it nuanced. i find it that either he doesn't get it, or he is playing loose. >> i think that to people who care about these issues and knowledgeable about the issues, may have admired the president and authority on the issue, to hear him talk like this either thinks he knows better in a pure cynical politics or think as you suggest he doesn't know better and that is program more troubling. >> greta: thank you. >> you bet. >> greta: one of the dumbest thingous do in politics is give your opponents lots of political an mission. here is rush limbaugh today. blasting the president. >> he says things in the sound bites that we hear coming up and they are chilling to me. the court has to understand, the court must understand is one of the sound bites. no. the court must not, does not have to listen to you. what is this the court must understand? that is a threat. i tell you, it is hilarious. to hear obama arguing, threatening, warning, justices of the supreme court that the individual mandate is consti
today they are taking a new -- the "washington post" calls it nuanced. i find it that either he doesn't get it, or he is playing loose. >> i think that to people who care about these issues and knowledgeable about the issues, may have admired the president and authority on the issue, to hear him talk like this either thinks he knows better in a pure cynical politics or think as you suggest he doesn't know better and that is program more troubling. >> greta: thank you....
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here is chief washington correspondent james rosen. >> with 38,000 hires last month, the education and health services sector accounted for nearly a quarter of the 163,000 jobs the u.s. economy added in july. the bureau of labor statistics report showed restaurants and bars having added 30,000 jobs. manufacturing posted gains of 25,000. the best showing since march. retailers, however, hired just 7,000 new workers. >> companies seem a little more willing to hire right now. we're seeing it pretty much across the board. it wasn't any one sector. >> but it is so very cautious. the numbers aren't great. we need numbers north of 00,000 jobs created a month to start to see significant improvement. in terms of the jobless rate. in terms of the overall situation. >> for the year 2012, the number of jobs created per month has averaged 151,000. good enough to keep pace with population growth. >> it's enough to bring the unemployment rate down painfully slowly. better than expected. if we continue at that rate, we would bring the unemployment rate down gradually. >> in a survey of households that
here is chief washington correspondent james rosen. >> with 38,000 hires last month, the education and health services sector accounted for nearly a quarter of the 163,000 jobs the u.s. economy added in july. the bureau of labor statistics report showed restaurants and bars having added 30,000 jobs. manufacturing posted gains of 25,000. the best showing since march. retailers, however, hired just 7,000 new workers. >> companies seem a little more willing to hire right now. we're...
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smith left washington. today the filibuster has become the procedural weapon of choice in obstructionism, notably for the republican authority who has blocked legislation to nominations, more than 360 times. between 2009 and 2010, more filibusters were used than in the '50s, '60s and '70s combined. senate majority leader har rye reid along with his newly re-elected democratic majority are leading the push for filibuster reform. efforts supported by a coalition of progressive organizations calling itself fix the senate now. being led by the brennan center and common cause among others. joining me is the president of common cause and former six-term congressman from pennsylvania, bob edgar. we're joined by michael waldman president of the brennan center for justice. thank you for your leading this worthwhile crusade against obstructionism in the senate. congressman, let me begin with you. harry reid's reforms are pretty thin soup compared to what might be done. they say to filibuster, you have to be actually
smith left washington. today the filibuster has become the procedural weapon of choice in obstructionism, notably for the republican authority who has blocked legislation to nominations, more than 360 times. between 2009 and 2010, more filibusters were used than in the '50s, '60s and '70s combined. senate majority leader har rye reid along with his newly re-elected democratic majority are leading the push for filibuster reform. efforts supported by a coalition of progressive organizations...
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will anybody rise above in washington? insight from washington post economic policy reporter and from capitol hill, politico's senior congressional reporter. welcome to "power lunch" guy webs good to see you. let me start with you. what happens at this point? can anything be done or are we going over the cliff? >> the chances offi going over e cliff is very, very serious at this point. what do they do? they are trying to figure that out themselves right now. do they bring up a bill right now and try to force speaker boehner's hand and have him accept any sort of tax increase, at least allow a vote and something that could pass in the house? mainly by democratic votes? that is unclear at this point. right now, harry reid is calling on the house to pass their enate bill and speaker boehner is relenting at there point. >> zachary, you cover economic policy. can you give me any clues of what is happening behind the scenes? are republicans saying, good gosh, if they would means test medicare and change retirement age, i would m
will anybody rise above in washington? insight from washington post economic policy reporter and from capitol hill, politico's senior congressional reporter. welcome to "power lunch" guy webs good to see you. let me start with you. what happens at this point? can anything be done or are we going over the cliff? >> the chances offi going over e cliff is very, very serious at this point. what do they do? they are trying to figure that out themselves right now. do they bring up a...
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what we have too much of in washington is spending. there are a lot of things that the federal government is doing for misspending standpoint that just needs to stop. the american people know this. we borrow 40 cents on every $1 spent. you cannot continue that. families cannot do that. businesses cannot do that. governments cannot do that. >> yet, when your party had control of the house and the white house, passing a medicare plan the two wars that the president talked about last week saying there was no way to pay for i iraq, afghanistan, and medicare part d, is that a mistake? >> i was not here when the decisions were made. >> was a mistake of the party? >> what i can tell leavis prior to the democrats taking a toll of the house and senate in the 2006 time frame and prior to this president coming into office, the deficits were about $150 billion, not $1.50 trillion. the fact of the matter is the economy was growing and it was expanding. the revenue the federal government had been the path to getting on a balanced budget was clear. t
what we have too much of in washington is spending. there are a lot of things that the federal government is doing for misspending standpoint that just needs to stop. the american people know this. we borrow 40 cents on every $1 spent. you cannot continue that. families cannot do that. businesses cannot do that. governments cannot do that. >> yet, when your party had control of the house and the white house, passing a medicare plan the two wars that the president talked about last week...
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host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good question. it actually isn't really right. so the payroll tax is basically being used as a vehicle to deliver the tax cuts to workers. the way the federal budget accounting works is that the money that is not going into the social security system via the reduced payroll tax, is being reimbursed from general revenue so the reduced -- the reduced payroll tax from the last few years will not affect benefits that you accrue for the future. host: mark of the american enterprise institute writes under the headline "make the middle class pay more." he says -- host: your thoughts about what m
host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good...
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it is too important for washington to screw this up. know is it's time for us to work, we all agreed to, which is let's keep middle-class taxes low. lou: the president did mention the only republican he is scheduled to meet with this week is former presidential candidate mitt romney. lunch at the white house. back on the hill, congressional democrats did not put any spending cuts on the table, but senate majority leader harry reid did embrace republicans who have turned against one of the party's most influential forces. >> one obstacle standing beyond congress and compromise, grover norquist. bullying lawmakers willing to put their oath of office and promised to serve constituents ahead of the pledge to lead this antitax sell it. his brand of ideological extremism has been bad for congress and work for -- worse for the country. distancing themselves this week. i appreciate that very much. lou: with the majority leader's things we turn now to the man at the center of mr. reed's spewing of vitriol, of variable stream. we are joined by gr
it is too important for washington to screw this up. know is it's time for us to work, we all agreed to, which is let's keep middle-class taxes low. lou: the president did mention the only republican he is scheduled to meet with this week is former presidential candidate mitt romney. lunch at the white house. back on the hill, congressional democrats did not put any spending cuts on the table, but senate majority leader harry reid did embrace republicans who have turned against one of the...
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hayward and we have breaking news from southeast washington. police gave chase to a stolen car that collided with a metrobus at wheeler road and southern avenue. that's near the prince george's county border. our kristin fisher is standing by and she has the latest information. kristin? >> reporter: well, what happened was three people were in a stolen car and they were driving down wheeler road when they were spotted by police. now, they just tried to speed off after police tried to pull them over but the police did not pursue them. still, they kept driving down this road i mean they were zigging and zagging out of traffic. a very dangerous situation. then they started going so fast that they sped out of control and when they tried to turn here on to southern avue they crashed into a metrobus. you see that one passing right there. and it was a head-on crash. so just take a look at what it looked like. i mean, this stolen nissan maxima was completely crushed in the front. the bus fared far better but both the driver and one passenger were taken
hayward and we have breaking news from southeast washington. police gave chase to a stolen car that collided with a metrobus at wheeler road and southern avenue. that's near the prince george's county border. our kristin fisher is standing by and she has the latest information. kristin? >> reporter: well, what happened was three people were in a stolen car and they were driving down wheeler road when they were spotted by police. now, they just tried to speed off after police tried to pull...
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this is "washington today." >>> let's go back to those amendments. the republican of tennessee. >> last august, the country watched as we almost shut the country down. during a debt ceiling debacle. we agreed during that, that vote, that what we would do lower the debt ceiling in order to lower deficits and we had language regarding deeming a budget resolution. last week unfortunately, we overrode that. but the fact is, is that this bill violates the budget control act that we put in place just last august, seven months ago, for this bill to be truly budget neutral, as was as outlined in the spirit of this bill as it was put -- >> time has expired. >> we have to offset discretionary spending by $11 billion which is what this does. >> the senator from hawaii. >> madam president, this will lower the discretionary spending by $11 billion. to offset transfers from the general fund necessary to repalestinish the highway trust fund. this amendment is a clear violation of the budget control act we just agreed to six months ago. in simplest terms, it would p
this is "washington today." >>> let's go back to those amendments. the republican of tennessee. >> last august, the country watched as we almost shut the country down. during a debt ceiling debacle. we agreed during that, that vote, that what we would do lower the debt ceiling in order to lower deficits and we had language regarding deeming a budget resolution. last week unfortunately, we overrode that. but the fact is, is that this bill violates the budget control act...
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. >> as washington likes are against this grover norquist. they are noted for the anti-tax plans. our panel of journalists, steven sloan from politico and russell berman from "the hill" >> thank you for being here. i want to talk about your interpretation of the election and what it means for the direction of tax policy. >> we had a split decision appeared the president won by two points. he won by 7.2 years ago against a war hero. he and 9 million fewer votes. he is a lame duck now. he said he was interested in raising taxes a year from now on anyone. his physician from four years ago was that they would not raise taxes on anyone. he was very clear and no taxes if you made less than $250,000. this year august 8, he started with a new framework. my plan is that i will not raise taxes on anyone who earns less than $250,000 a year. his only promising -- he is only promising not to raise income taxes. this is not include energy taxes. is only promising to protect income taxes for one year. at the end of the year, he has promised the middle-class nothing. you have one guy says he will
. >> as washington likes are against this grover norquist. they are noted for the anti-tax plans. our panel of journalists, steven sloan from politico and russell berman from "the hill" >> thank you for being here. i want to talk about your interpretation of the election and what it means for the direction of tax policy. >> we had a split decision appeared the president won by two points. he won by 7.2 years ago against a war hero. he and 9 million fewer votes. he is...
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we were sent to washington to fundamentally change the way washington does business. it is a process that is broken. it is a process that is breaking many americans. the honest budget act is the first step, and they say the first step is the hardest. but i say this is a necessary step that we must take. the honest budget act should not only put us on track to have a genuine budget. it will also put us on the path towards a balanced budget. and in georgia, we have a balanced budget amendment to our constitution just as most other states do. and i'm from the appropriations committee in the state of georgia. now, every state balances their budget. every city balances their budget. every county. every school system. every home has to balance their budget. it's not too much to ask that washington balance its budget as well. martha, i want to thank you for this piece of legislation that can help get this country back on track and thank you for allowing me to be a part of it. steve? >> i will be -- i will be brief. i'm steve sutherland. and i'm from panama city, florida, rep
we were sent to washington to fundamentally change the way washington does business. it is a process that is broken. it is a process that is breaking many americans. the honest budget act is the first step, and they say the first step is the hardest. but i say this is a necessary step that we must take. the honest budget act should not only put us on track to have a genuine budget. it will also put us on the path towards a balanced budget. and in georgia, we have a balanced budget amendment to...
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thank you. >> next, live, your calls and comments on "washington journal ." then hillary clinton talks about religious tolerance. >> at the foot of that bridge, i was beaten. i thought i was going to die. i thought i was going to die. >> in 1965, 25-year-old john lewis took part in a voting rights mark -- march. >> we became -- came in hearing distance of the state troopers. a man identified himself and said i am with the alabama state troopers. this is an unlawful march and will not be allowed to continue. one of the people walking beside me said, give us a moment to pray. the major said, troopers advance. >> across that bridge >> this morning, paul conaway talks about the role of 18 to 29 year-old voters in the elections. then, we analyzed the july unemployment numbers released by the labor department with borraine woellert. then we
thank you. >> next, live, your calls and comments on "washington journal ." then hillary clinton talks about religious tolerance. >> at the foot of that bridge, i was beaten. i thought i was going to die. i thought i was going to die. >> in 1965, 25-year-old john lewis took part in a voting rights mark -- march. >> we became -- came in hearing distance of the state troopers. a man identified himself and said i am with the alabama state troopers. this is an...
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peter doocy is live in washington with the latest on the question of guns and guards in is schools. >> the consultant leading the nra's effort to secure the schools is asa hutchinson, a former republican congressman from arkansas who said he didn't think new laws and prohibition is the right way to respond to what happened in sandy hook and compared the nra plan to put a trained guard in every american school to the federal air marshal program put in place after 9/11. >> more sensitive that be airplanes. people resisted having weapons on airplanes but i oversaw the federal air marshals and it's a deterrent, no one sees that weapon but they're protected on the airplane and it's a positive impact on safety. schools are a sensitive environment as well. you could provide safety and security with armed, trained, personnel without putting fear in everyone. >> he argued since timothy mcveigh used fertilizer to kill men, women and children in oklahoma city, restricting firearms will not make children safer but many lawmakers are skeptical about the nra plan. >> we have armed officers in many
peter doocy is live in washington with the latest on the question of guns and guards in is schools. >> the consultant leading the nra's effort to secure the schools is asa hutchinson, a former republican congressman from arkansas who said he didn't think new laws and prohibition is the right way to respond to what happened in sandy hook and compared the nra plan to put a trained guard in every american school to the federal air marshal program put in place after 9/11. >> more...
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. >> right now the spending that we have in washington d.c. is affecting this country. >> i hope the speaker and his republican party will be here, democrats, working to finish the task in reaching an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff. >> barrasso said president obama is eager to go over the fiscal cliff. senator barrasso joins us. well, why do you say that? >> well, i think the president sees political victory at the bottom of the cliff in term of the increased tax money coming in that he can spend for other programs. i think he sees a lot of cut to the military which the democrats have been after for a long time and then he gets to do what he loves to do, is to blame republicans. my concern is that i actually see financial problems for our nation at the bottom of the cliff and that's why i want to get a solution. >> tomorrow do you think it's going to be the beginning of the emergency meeting at the white house, is it the beginning of a deal or is it a political drama? >> my concern is it may be a political charade by the president and har
. >> right now the spending that we have in washington d.c. is affecting this country. >> i hope the speaker and his republican party will be here, democrats, working to finish the task in reaching an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff. >> barrasso said president obama is eager to go over the fiscal cliff. senator barrasso joins us. well, why do you say that? >> well, i think the president sees political victory at the bottom of the cliff in term of the increased tax...
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he said that outside of washington, people do not seem to understand why this is a repeat problem. that is that congress can't make a decisi. and that regular people meet their deadlines. are you confident that we can get something done here? do you think that december 31, will come and go when we will have nothing in hand? >> look, i think the president and his sanctimonious lecture that he wants to give congress about not doing his job -- he needs to premiere on himself as well. he knows that there could be a deal. if he puts them on the table, whether it is eligibility age for medicare, something that will fundamentally reform medicare, the poor, he would get a deal -- enough votes to pass something easily. and he had some real fundamental spending cs. the problem is the tax increases happen immediately. the spenng cuts take it down, and they never end up happening. that has always been a bear trap that republicans have gone ourselves in. i don't think they are going to fall for. i don't think anyone will remember mr. mccaul or john boehner's name 10 years from now. the true fac
he said that outside of washington, people do not seem to understand why this is a repeat problem. that is that congress can't make a decisi. and that regular people meet their deadlines. are you confident that we can get something done here? do you think that december 31, will come and go when we will have nothing in hand? >> look, i think the president and his sanctimonious lecture that he wants to give congress about not doing his job -- he needs to premiere on himself as well. he...
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democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy and he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we'll continue to work with our colleagues in the house and the senate on a plan that protects families and small businesses from the fiscal cliff. >> i think we saw last night yet the next chapter in this saga of trying to resolve the situation of the fiscal cliff. it is clear that our conference has been consistent in its commitment to doing something about the spending problem in washington and the mounting debt that has resulted. we stand ready to continue in dialog with this president to actually fix the problem. i hope that we see that our colleagues on th
democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy and he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we'll continue to work with...
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the president in washington and another deadline. secretary geithner warns we will hit the debt ceiling even before we tumble over the fiscal cliff. good morning from washington. it is thursday, december 27th. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert. two days after christmas and washington is back to work trying to harsh out a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the senate will get back from the session after holiday break. the president is expected to arrive back to the white house without his family to get back to twork mework to meet the loo deadline. mike is at the white house. let's start with you. the consensus around the hill is that we are more likely than not to go over the fiscal cliff, but there is a small chance harry reid could take a house pass bill and amend it and send it back over to the house. what are you hear being that? >> conceivably, but when the president lights upon the south lawn and the marine one later this morning, it's unclear why he is coming back and who will be here with him. as you mentioned, speak
the president in washington and another deadline. secretary geithner warns we will hit the debt ceiling even before we tumble over the fiscal cliff. good morning from washington. it is thursday, december 27th. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert. two days after christmas and washington is back to work trying to harsh out a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the senate will get back from the session after holiday break. the president is expected to arrive back to the white house...
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bureaucrats in washington are telling you how to get health care. americans say we will not tolerate that because we believe liberty and freedom are important. that is why people came to this country. they came here to practice their faith and exercise their liberty and freedom. i think that is a big problem. that is still going to be present throughout the campaign. i think it will help republicans this fall. >> one of the plaintiffs in the suit fighting the health care what ended up going bankrupt. she has medical bills she cannot pay. does that concern you? >> american culture and the american people are the most generous people on the planet. we understand there may be families who through no fault of their own may have difficulties. we understand you need to help those people. one reason we need to reform the government and its spending under control is so we can truly help the people who need that help. that is one reason i have introduced a welfare reform bill. the languages in congressman ryan's budget. we think you need to reform the welfar
bureaucrats in washington are telling you how to get health care. americans say we will not tolerate that because we believe liberty and freedom are important. that is why people came to this country. they came here to practice their faith and exercise their liberty and freedom. i think that is a big problem. that is still going to be present throughout the campaign. i think it will help republicans this fall. >> one of the plaintiffs in the suit fighting the health care what ended up...